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Superior Articular Facet of Fourth Cervical Vertebra (Left)
Skeletal System

Superior Articular Facet of Fourth Cervical Vertebra (Left)

Facies articularis superior vertebrae cervicalis quartae

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The superior articular facets are the smooth, flat, posterosuperiorly facing articular areas on the superior articular processes of a typical cervical vertebra. They articulate with the corresponding inferior articular facets of the vertebra above, forming zygapophyseal joints.

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